Transport and Travelling

Introduction

Working for the military often means also travelling. You should be able to manage different situations and solve possible problemw while travelling. Travelling is also one of the topics required for passing the English exam in accordance with STANAG 6001.

Speaking exercise

Work in pairs. Ask and answer the following questions.

• At what age does the average person obtain a driver's license?

• Can you ride a motorcycle?

• Do you drive a car often?

• Have you ever gotten a parking ticket?

• Are there speed limits in your country? If so, what is the average speed limit?

• Do you have a bicycle?

– If so, when did you get it?

– How much did it cost?

– How often do you ride it?

– What color is it?

• Do you have a car?

– If not, does your family have a car?

• Do you have a driver's license? If so, when did you get it?

• Do you often ride public transportation during rush hour?

• Do you often use public transportation?

• Do you ride a bicycle more than once a week?

• Do you always wear a seat belt?

– Even if you are riding in the rear seat?

– How about on a bus?

• Does your mother have a driver's license?

• Have you ever been in a traffic accident?

• Have you ever been stopped for speeding?

– (Have you ever gotten a speeding ticket?)

• Have you ever missed your last train or bus home? If so, how did you get home that night?

• Have you ever ridden a horse? How about a motorcycle?

• Have you every carpooled?

• How do you get to school?

– How long does it take?

• How much is the bus fare or the train fare? • How do you think countries can reduce congestion on the roads?

• How many times have you traveled by airplane?

• How much does gasoline cost is your country?

• Is parking a problem in your country? (shopping malls, etc)

• Is there any environmentally-friendly transportation in your area?

• What are the most annoying bad driving habits of other drivers in your country (/or this country /or compared to this country)?

• What do you have to do to get a driver's license in your country? Do you think it's a good test?

What do you need to do in your country to get a driver's license?

What do you think is the most dangerous form of transportation? Why?

What do you think is the safest form of transportation? Why?

What do you usually do when riding a train or bus?

Do you read?

Do you sleep?

What is the penalty for speeding in your country?

What is your favorite kind of car? Why?

What is your favorite make of car? Why?

What kind of car do you have?

What kind of things annoy you about other people's driving?

What kind of transportation do you use most often?

What's the most readily available form of public transportation where you live?

Do the matching exercise on the next slide.

A) Car 1) also called an “18-wheeler” or“Tractor- trailer”; used to carry large amounts of cargo B) Bus 2) powered by the legs and is able to maintain balance due to centrifugal force C) Taxi 3) used by firemen to travel to places where fires need to be extinguished D) Bicycle 4) used to travel on water by sailing E) Van 5) used to travel through the air by flying F) Train 6) travels on rails and often has many compartments; G) Airplane 7) used to carry sick people to the hospital in cases of emergency H) Boat a type of car in which a driver drives you somewhere for a charge I) Ambulance 9) a common form of transportation seen on the road; J) fire truck 10) larger than a car but smaller than a truck K) truck 11) about the same size as a truck but carries people instead of goods;

Now, we will do the BBC listening and reading exercises concerning transport and travelling.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/multimedia/london/unit1/index.shtml

Sources: http://iteslj.org/questions/transportation.html http://www.englishforeveryone.org/PDFs/Advanced%20

Matching%20-%20modes%20of%20transportation.pdf

Questions? Suggestions?

Thanks for your attention.